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Contents
Cover
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
List of Sidebars
Welcome to the Teach the Text Commentary Series
Introduction to the Teach the Text Commentary Series
Preface
Abbreviations
Psalm 73
Earth Has Nothing I Desire besides You
Psalm 74
Remember the Nation You Purchased Long Ago
Psalm 75
We Praise You, God, We Praise You, for Your Name Is Near
Psalm 76
Surely the Wrath of Man Shall Praise Thee
Psalm 77
Your Path Led through the Sea,... Though Your Footprints Were Not Seen
Psalm 78
He Sent the Ark of His Might into Captivity, His Splendor into the Hands of the Enemy
Psalm 79
Then We Your People, the Sheep of Your Pasture, Will Praise You Forever
Psalm 80
Make Your Face Shine on Us, That We May Be Saved
Psalm 81
If My People Would Only Listen to Me
Psalm 82
Rise Up, O God, Judge the Earth
Additional Insights
The Meaning of Gods in Psalm 82
Psalm 83
O God, Do Not Remain Silent; Do Not Turn a Deaf Ear, Do Not Stand Aloof, O God
Psalm 84
How Lovely Is Your Dwelling Place, L ORD Almighty!
Psalm 85
Righteousness and Peace Kiss Each Other
Psalm 86
Give Me an Undivided Heart, That I May Fear Your Name
Additional Insights
David, the Prototype of the Poor and Needy
Psalm 87
The L ORD Will Write in the Register of the Peoples: This One Was Born in Zion
Psalm 88
Darkness Is My Closest Friend
I Will Sing of the L ORD s Great Love Forever
Psalm 90
Lord, You Have Been Our Dwelling Place throughout All Generations
Psalm 91
I Will Say of the L ORD , He Is My Refuge and My Fortress, My God, in Whom I Trust
Psalm 92
I Sing for Joy at What Your Hands Have Done
Psalm 93
The L ORD Reigns, He Is Robed in Majesty
Psalm 94
The L ORD Knows All Human Plans; He Knows That They Are Futile
Psalm 95
Come, Let Us Sing for Joy to the L ORD
Psalm 96
Sing to the L ORD a New Song
Psalm 97
The L ORD Reigns, Let the Earth Be Glad
Psalm 98
Sing to the L ORD a New Song, for He Has Done Marvelous Things
Psalm 99
The L ORD Our God Is Holy
Psalm 100
Shout for Joy to the L ORD , All the Earth
Additional Insights
Why the Universal Perspective in the Wake of the Exile?
Psalm 101
I Will Conduct the Affairs of My House with a Blameless Heart
Psalm 102
The Heavens... Will Perish, but You Remain
Psalm 103
The L ORD Is Compassionate and Gracious, Slow to Anger, Abounding in Love
Psalm 104
I Will Sing Praise to My God as Long as I Live
Additional Insights
The Hallelujahs of Books 4 and 5
Psalm 105
He Remembered His Holy Promise Given to His Servant Abraham
Psalm 106
We Have Sinned, Even as Our Ancestors Did
Psalm 107
Let the Redeemed of the L ORD Tell Their Story
Psalm 108
I Will Awaken the Dawn
Psalm 109
He Stands at the Right Hand of the Needy, to Save Their Lives
Additional Insights
A Hypothesis on Psalm 109
Psalm 110
The L ORD Says to My Lord: Sit at My Right Hand Until I Make Your Enemies a Footstool
Additional Insights
The Priest-King Ruler Model
Psalm 111
Glorious and Majestic Are His Deeds, and His Righteousness Endures Forever
Psalm 112
Blessed Are Those Who Fear the L ORD , Who Find Great Delight in His Commands
Psalm 113
Who Is like the L ORD Our God, the One Who Sits Enthroned on High?
Additional Insights
The Egyptian Hallel (Psalms 11318)
Psalm 114
Tremble, Earth, at the Presence of the Lord
Those Who Make [Idols] Will Be like Them
Psalm 116
Return to Your Rest, My Soul, for the L ORD Has Been Good to You